People who haven't eaten the scorpion may not know what the scorpion is. Some people think that there is a kind of scorpion called sheep scorpion, while others think it is mutton stewed scorpion. It's actually the backbone of a sheep. Because there is a sheep whose tail bone is tilted like the tail of a scorpion, it is named the sheep scorpion.

Scorpions are low in fat, cholesterol, protein and calcium. Is easy to absorb, and has that effect of nourishing yin and tonify kidney, caring skin and strengthening yang. It is often used to make broth hotpot, which tastes delicious. It has the reputation of "king of calcium supplementation". Let's share the practice of red soup sheep scorpion today.

First, we prepare the ingredients.

Scorpion, ginger, onion, coriander, garlic

condiment

Light soy sauce, cooking wine, dark soy sauce, salt, cumin, fragrant leaves, aniseed, pepper, dried pepper, Qixian bean paste, tofu, brown sugar and monosodium glutamate.

Practice steps

1, prepare the sheep scorpion and chop the sheep bone marrow into several pieces; Rinse under the tap;

2. Pour a proper amount of water into the basin, and soak the washed sheep bone marrow in water for one hour to soak the blood inside;

3. Put a proper amount of water into the pot, put the scorpion into the pot, boil it with a big fire, and after bleeding, remove the blood foam with a spoon; When the blood foam no longer emerges, continue to cook until the soup turns white;

4. Take out the scorpion and clear the soup for later use; Rinse the blanched scorpion under the tap to remove residual floating foam, and then control the water to dry for later use;

5. Pour an appropriate amount of cooking oil into the pot, turn to low heat, put the sliced onion and coriander into the pot and fry until cooked, and take it out for later use;

6. Continue to pour oil into the pot and heat it. Pour Qixian bean paste into the pot and stir-fry in red oil. Stir-fry onion, ginger, aniseed, cumin, pepper, fragrant leaves, dried peppers and other ingredients in a pot;

7. Then pour our mutton soup into the pot, add a proper amount of cooking wine and soy sauce, then put peeled garlic and fried onion into the pot, stir well with a shovel, and add the sheep scorpion;

8. Put a proper amount of brown sugar in the pot, crush the prepared tofu with a spoon and pour it into the pot; Add a proper amount of salt, monosodium glutamate and coriander, stir well again, turn to high fire to boil, and then turn to low fire to stew for about an hour;

9. Time is up. Remember not to open the lid directly after turning off the fire. It will be more fragrant to continue stewing for about half an hour!

A nutritious and delicious red soup of sheep scorpion is ready.